Consumer protection in the financial sector
PRESIDENT Ferdinand E. Marcos Jr. has said he would take action to improve consumer protection. In particular, I believe, that more needs to be...
Macroeconomics
RECENT events in Sri Lanka have shown that disasters can and will happen if a government is neglectful about its economic fundamentals.
The Philippines is...
Australia fair
LAST Wednesdayâs PN contained an interesting piece about the visit of Australian Embassyâs Deputy Head of Mission, Richard Sisson.
It is good when Embassy officials...
K-12 review, Part 2
LAST week, I wrote about some consequences arising from BBMâs instruction to his Vice-President and Secretary of the Department of Education, Sara Duterte to...
K-12 review
YIKES!
I did not see that coming.
The recent instruction from the incoming president BBM to his Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte-Carpio to âreviewâ...
Consumer protection
MY JUNE electricity bill arrived last weekend. I live in Bacolod City whose electricity is supplied by the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO). The...
Education under Sara, Part 3
OUR education system does not fare well in comparison with other countries. I believe that we should endeavor to improve education standards from the...
Public-private partnerships
THE ECONOMIC response to the pandemic has been to persevere with the âBuild Build Buildâ program. Quite right. Not to do so would mean...
Education under Sara, Part 2
I AM A FAN of the 1987 Constitution and am pleased that it has lasted 35 years. Article XIV which deals with education is...
Education under Sara
IT IS HIGH time that we have an education system administered by someone who is given a mandate by the electorate. Sara Duterte, who...